DETROIT, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Jim Leyland, who managed the Detroit Tigers to the 2006 World Series, has been given a contract extension that keeps him with the team through 2009.
Tigers General Manager David Dombrowski, in announcing the one-year contract extension, said: "We are very happy with the outstanding job (Leyland) has done and with the leadership he provides our organization. We look forward to Jim managing the Tigers for a long time."
Terms of the deal weren't announced but the Detroit Free-Press said Leyland has been making about $2 million a year.
Detroit was 88-74 this season, Leyland's second with the team. The Tigers were 95-67 in 2006 and made it to the World Series where they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Leyland has been a major league manager for 16 seasons, including 11 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, two with the Florida Marlins and one with the Colorado Rockies. Florida won the World Series in 1997 under Leyland. His career managerial record is 1,252-1,272.
